From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishwhitingwhit‧ing /ˈwaɪtɪŋ/ noun (plural whiting) [countable] HBFa black and silver fish that lives in the sea and can be eaten
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whiting• Worm baits tempted small codling, coalfish and whiting.• Worm baits picked up a few small coalfish, codling and whiting.• I then prepare the paper myself using rabbit skin glue and whiting.• For the primer I use gesso which I make myself form rabbit size and whiting.• Not an efficient exchange, those shrimp for a few fifty cent whiting and maybe a two dollar bluefish.• Chesil Beach gave dabs, pout and small whiting during daylight with odd dogfish at night.• Dabs and flounder from the stem of Southend Pier, with undersized whiting a nuisance from the extension.• It's a busy time on the Mersey for sea anglers as the winter whiting and cod come within casting range.Origin whiting (1400-1500) Middle Dutch witinc, from wit “white” 